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Human activity raises tsunami risk in large lakes
Original: Human-enhanced tsunami hazard in large lakes
A new study in Nature Communications examines how human activities heighten tsunami hazards in large lakes, finding that engineered shorelines and other interventions can amplify wave dangers for lakeside communities. Readers on Hacker News are discussing the paper, with many surprised that lake tsunamis are a recognised and growing hazard rather than a purely ocean phenomenon.
Why now: The counterintuitive finding that human engineering can increase tsunami danger in inland lakes is drawing attention.
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- Human-enhanced tsunami hazard in large lakes · gumby · 64
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